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Prime Minister's Office
PM’s statement prior to his departure to Sweden and UK
Following is the text of Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi’s departure statement prior to his visit to Sweden and the United Kingdom.
"I will be visiting Sweden and the United Kingdom for bilateral meetings and for the India-Nordic Summit and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting during 17-20 April 2018.
On 17th April, I will be in Stockholm on the invitation of Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven. This is my first visit to Sweden. India and Sweden share warm and friendly ties. Our partnership is based on democratic values and commitment to an open, inclusive and rule-based global order. Sweden is a valuable partner in our development initiatives. PM Lofven and I will also have the opportunity to interact with top business leaders of both the countries and chart out a future roadmap of cooperation with focus on trade and investment, innovation, S&T, skill development, smart cities, clean energy, digitization and health. I would also call on His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden.
India and Sweden will jointly organize the India-Nordic Summit in Stockholm on 17th April with the Prime Ministers of Finland, Norway, Denmark and Iceland. The Nordic countries have globally recognized strengths in clean technologies, environmental solutions, ports modernization, cold-chains, skill development and innovation. Nordic competencies fit well with our vision for India’s transformation.
On 18th April 2018, I will be in London on the invitation of Prime Minister Theresa May. I had last visited the UK in November 2015. India and the United Kingdom share a modern partnership bound by strong historical ties.
My visit to London presents another opportunity for both countries to infuse fresh momentum to this growing bilateral engagement. I will be focusing on enhancing India-UK partnership in the areas healthcare, innovation, digitization, electric mobility, clean energy, and cyber security. Under the theme of “Living Bridge”, I will also have the opportunity to meet people from various walks of life who have enriched the multi-faceted India-UK relationship.
I would also call on Her Majesty The Queen, interact briefly with CEOs of the two nations who are working on a new agenda of economic partnership, launch an Ayurveda Centre of Excellence in London, and welcome the UK into the International Solar Alliance, as its newest member.
On 19th and 20th April I will also participate in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting being hosted by the United Kingdom which will take over as the new Chair-in-Office of the Commonwealth from Malta. The Commonwealth is a unique multilateral grouping that not only provides useful assistance to its developing country members, particularly the small states and small-island developing states, but also has a strong international voice for development issues.
I am confident that these visits to Sweden and UK will be useful in enhancing our engagement with these countries."
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Scheduled commercial international passenger services to/from India to resume from 27.03.2022
In order to prevent spread of Covid-19, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation  had suspended operations of scheduled international commercial passenger services to/from India with effect from 23rd March 2020 vide circular dated 19.03.2020. Currently, in terms of DGCA’s circular 28.02.2022, suspension of scheduled international commercial passenger services to/from India has been extended till further orders.
After having recognized the increased vaccination coverage across the globe and in consultation with the stakeholders, the Government of India has decided to resume scheduled commercial international passenger services to/from India from 27.03.2022, i.e. start of Summer Schedule 2022. The suspension of scheduled commercial international passenger services to/from India, thus, stands extended only upto 2359 hrs IST on 26.03.2022 and air bubble arrangements shall accordingly be extended to this extent only.
The international operations shall be subject to strict adherence to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare guidelines for international travel dated 10.02.2022 and as amended from time to time.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Meet Shri Akshay Singh, a young cyclist enthusiast from Kanpur  who lost his right leg in a train accident.
Shri Akshay Singh a young cyclist enthusiast from Kanpur lost his right leg in a train accident in his teenage while returning from Allahabad. The incident was a big setback for the family and for the young boy who was aspiring to inch his name in the world cycling canvas.
But he never let this disability change his goals of life and he continued to pursue his passion of cycling along with his studies. During the course of time Akshay and his parents came to know about ALIMCO and approached the prosthetic professional of ALIMCO for fitting of newly developed high end prosthesis.
right leg amputee Shri Akshay was examined and fitted with ALIMCO made below knee prosthesis under the ADIP scheme of government of India and followed by GAIT training programme. later on same August 2019 Akshay Singh attempted the Limca book of records for cycling from Kanpur to India Gate New Delhi in record 64 hours time and successfully able to achieve the record.
Prime Minister's Office
PM pays tributes to Shri Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary
The Prime Minister,Shri Narendra Modi paid tributes to the former Prime Minister, Shri Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary today.
The Prime Minister posted on X
"On his birth anniversary, my tributes to former PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji."
Special Service and Features
Seller Samvad: A nationwide discussion to create awareness among sellers regarding the new features and functionality of GeM
In order to create awareness about the new features and functionality of Government e-Marketplace , a series of discussions titled Seller Samvad has been scheduled to be held in various parts of the country from 14th to 23rd September, 2022.
GeM functions as the national procurement portal. It is worth noting that this GeM that operates with three main objectives of efficiency, transparency and inclusiveness, is free from direct contact, paper, cash and status layers. So far about 1 crore transactions worth Rs. 2.82 lakh crores have been made through this portal. A milestone in this process is that the procurement value crossed Rs. 1 lakh crore in FY 21-22 alone.
Since the launch of the portal on August 9, 2016, the number of products sold and procured through the GeM has increased and at present it is over 10,000. In this situation, the Seller Samvad has been planned to provide an opportunity for the sellers to share there experiences and learn the best practices from the others.
The events of this nationwide discussion are scheduled to be held on September 14th in Pune, Imphal and Jammu. As a part of the Samvad which is to be held totally in 29 places, discussion will be held in Chennai on September 21st while the valedictory event is scheduled to be held in Varanasi on September 23rd.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Commerce and Industry Minister on a Two-Day Visit to Sweden
Commerce and Industry & Railways Minister, Piyush Goyal will attend the 19thSession of the Indo-Swedish Joint Commission for Economic, Industrial and Scientific Cooperation in Stockholm, Sweden on 23rd October 2019. The session will be co-chaired by Ms. Anna Hallberg, Minister of Foreign Trade, Government of the Kingdom of Sweden and Piyush Goyal, Commerce and Industry Minister, Government of India.
Sweden has a long history of investments in India. As per October 2017 data, there are over 170 Swedish joint ventures and wholly owned subsidiaries in India. Sweden is the 20th largest foreign investor in India with cumulative investment of USD 8.51 billion between January 2003 and January 2017. The existing Swedish MNCs are now expanding not only in manufacturing but also increasingly on offshore IT operations and R&D in India. Sectors that have received the largest shares of Swedish investments in India are automobile industry with USD 362.20 million , industrial machinery with USD162.09 million  andmiscellaneous mechanical & engineering industries with USD115.67 million .
Over the last decade, Indian investment in Sweden has also increased. There are over 70 Indian companies including IT companies currently present in Sweden. Indian pharma and biotech companies like Dr.Reddys, Biocon, Kemwell and Cadila Pharma have formed collaborative relations in Sweden.
There is significant potential for enhancing bilateral collaboration in key areas like green technologies, renewable energy, smart infrastructure, healthcare and defence. Trade in services is large and growing, especially in areas of IT, business services, travel and transportation. According to the International Trade Centre figures, in 2016, the total bilateral trade in service was worth USD 1.23 billion, which included Indian service exports of USD 767 million to Sweden and Swedish service exports of USD 458 million to India.
According to available statistics, the main items of Indian exports to Sweden were articles of apparel, clothing accessories, textiles yarn, fabrics, manufactures of metals, road vehicles, general industrial machinery and equipment. The main items of Indian imports from Sweden were pulp and waste paper, road vehicles, paper board, general industrial machinery and equipment, iron and steel and power generating machinery & equipment.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding  between India and Denmark on technical cooperation in the field of Sustainable and Smart Urban Development
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding  signed between India and Denmark on technical cooperation in the field of Sustainable and Smart Urban Development in April, 2018.
Details
The objective of this MoU is to promote bilateral cooperation in the field of sustainable and smart urban development on the basis of reciprocity and mutual benefit through exchange of knowledge, institutional cooperation, research & development and commercial relations on related issues. Areas of cooperation include smart urban solutions, liveability, sustainable and integrated urban planning, re-development and land use, integrated solid waste management including waste to energy, sustainable transport systems, water and sanitation management, energy efficiency, resource mobilization and other related areas mutually agreed upon.
Implementation strategy
Under this MoU, a Joint Working Group  will be set up to strategize and implement programmes on cooperation under the framework of the MoU. The Joint Working Group will meet at intervals agreed upon by the Participants, alternately in Denmark and in India.
Major Impact
The MoU will promote bilateral cooperation in the field of Sustainable and Smart Urban Development between the two countries.
Beneficiaries
The MoU is expected to create employment in the areas of integrated solid waste management including waste to energy, sustainable transport systems, water and sanitation management, energy efficiency, resource mobilization.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
MoRTH releases Rating mechanism for National Highways
Over 11,000 km NHs constructed during the current financial year at an average of 35 kms per day
Gadkari wows to increase pace of road construction in the balance period to achieve rate of 40 kms per day
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has released the ratings for 18,668 km of completed 4/6 lane NH stretches covering 343 toll plazas. This has been done by NHAI under MoRTH, which has taken initiative to improve its accountability towards road users, who pay user fee for use of developed National Highways. This initiative has been taken as per vision of improving the quality of public services. The fundamental objective of highway rating is “Minimum time with maximum safety in stress free environment” from highway users’ perspective.
Each toll plaza of highway is judged based on three major criteria viz. Efficiency, Safety and and User Services. These criteria are further divided into a total of 39 parameters which include average speed, road condition, facility for public like VUP/ PUP/ FOB, service road, delay at toll plaza, accidents, incident response time, wayside amenities, general cleanliness, etc. These criteria were framed after detailed studies held in NHAI & MoRTH before its final approval by MoRTH/ GOI. No such criteria has been developed across the Globe in the past which evaluates the performance of highway from the users’ perspective.
The Ministry has also begun real-time monitoring of toll plazas across the country. It is a simple help to improve traffic congestion problem at toll plazas/ city roads/highways by using central monitoring system along with bundle of analytics and quick decision-making outputs. This is eventually likely to facilitate saving the Commute Time, Improve Customer Experience, Save Fuel Wastage Cost and Reduce Carbon Footprint. It uses several technologies like Satellite Imagery, GIS, Remote Sensing along with a proprietary algorithm to remotely monitor the congestion status of the roads. The frequency sample of data can be as low as even 1-5min depending upon the requirements.
Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkarui said, with these technologies on ground, it will be possible to identify the lacunae in road construction andf management. It will be easier to rectify the faults in a speedier way, he said. With road safety in the priority, this will be helpful in mitigating the faulrts. He said, IIT and Engineering students will be trained and involved in this exercise. He said, FASTag issues are initial problems, and they are being solved gradually.
The Minister informed that 11,035 km of NH have been constructed during theis year, which represents a rate of 35 kms per day. The Minister reiterated his resaolve to achieve the rate of 40 km per day within the balance moinths of this financial year.
Prime Minister's Office
PM applauds as DRDO & Indian Navy conduct successful trial of BMD Interceptor from Naval Platform
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has lauded DRDO & Indian Navy Conducting successful trial of BMD Interceptor from naval platform.
The Prime Minister replied to an Indian Navy tweet
"Congratulations to our scientists for their continuous grit and determination to further strengthen our defence capabilities."
Ministry of Defence
IAF Trans Himalayan Mountain Terrain Biking Expedition 
To commemorate the 86th anniversary of Indian Air Force a unique cycling expedition was undertaken by its Air Warriors covering more than 4200 Kms from Daulat Beg Oldie  in Ladakh to Kibithu in Arunachal Pradesh. Trans Himalayan expedition promoted the spirit of adventure and enhanced awareness about global warming.
Sixteen Air Warriors including two women Officers, commenced their journey on 18 Aug 18 from World’s highest airstrip at DBO to Kibithu. DBO and Kibithu are the two forward most outposts of India in the North and in East respectively. DBO and Kibithu are located at an altitude of 16614 fts. and 4070 fts. above mean sea level . Members negotiated rugged terrain at high altitude, blazing winds, extreme temperatures and thick Rain-Forest in torrential rain to complete the journey on 04 Oct 18. The team undertook this unique and complex adventure involving camping and living outdoors, managing and surviving on their own in snow, rain and extreme climate. The Team was led by Wing Commander S Sharathchandra and he was assisted by two women Officers, Squadron Leader Greeshma and Squadron Leader Paribasha who not only completed this historical feat but also set an example worth emulating.
This was for the first time in history of services that a mountain terrain biking expedition of such a scale in the Himalayas has been undertaken. This expedition reflects the unique spirit of adventure in our airwarriors. Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VM, ADC felicitated the team on successful completion of expedition at New Delhi on Wednesday, 10 Oct 18.
Ministry of Finance
Sale of Electoral Bonds at Authorised Branches of State Bank of India 
The Government of India has notified the Electoral Bond Scheme 2018 vide Gazette Notification No. 20 dated 02nd January 2018. As per provisions of the Scheme, Electoral Bonds may be purchased by a person  of Gazette Notification), who is a citizen of India or incorporated or established in India. A person being an individual can buy Electoral Bonds, either singly or jointly with other individuals. Only the Political Parties registered under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951  and which secured not less than one per cent of the votes polled in the last General Election to the House of the People or the Legislative Assembly of the State, shall be eligible to receive the Electoral Bonds. The Electoral Bonds shall be encashed by an eligible Political Party only through a Bank account with the Authorized Bank.
State Bank of India , in the XIX Phase of sale, has been authorised to issue and encash Electoral Bonds through its 29 Authorized Branches  w.e.f. 01.01.2022 to 10.01.2022.
The Electoral Bonds shall be valid for fifteen calendar days from the date of issue and no payment shall be made to any payee Political Party if the Electoral Bond is deposited after expiry of the validity period. The Electoral Bond deposited by an eligible Political Party in its account shall be credited on the same day.
PIB Headquarters
PIB Regional Media Workshop in Kollam
Press Information Bureau, Thiruvananthapuram under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India organized a one day regional media workshop in Kollam today. Inaugurating the workshop, Senior journalist and The Hindu Resident Editor Kerala, Shri. C. Gouridasan Nair said that rural journalists must be conscious in ensuring that development news should not be anti-people. He said the issue should be viewed from the angle of those being victimized by the so called development. Pointing out that journalism is not a weapon to deny justice, Shri. Gouridasan Nair said reporting should be women and children oriented.
Speaking in the session ‘ABC of digital payments’ social media evangelist and Senior Manager, Union Bank of India Shri. V.K. Adarsh said that digital payment is the safest form of transaction. Shri. S.Asoka Narayanan, Superintendent, Central GST pointed out that the present opposition shown by section of traders against GST is due to ignorance of law. He also said that market forces will stabilize the situation in two months.
Shri. M.K. Vivekanandan Nair, Communication Head, ASAP handled a session on Skill India and senior journalist Shri. S. Radhakrishnan led a session on New Mediaand Rural Reporting. Shri. E. Mariappan Additional Director General, PIB, Thiruvananthapuram dwelt on the activities of Press Information Bureau. Around 30 journalists from print and electronic media attended the workshop held at Quilon Beach Hotel & Convention Centre.
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Ministry of Labour & Employment
Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana
The total number of Insured Persons covered under Employees' State Insurance  scheme as on 31.03.2019 is 3.49 crores. All Insured Persons  fulfilling the contributory and other conditions under Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana are eligible for availing relief under this scheme. 58 number of Insured Persons have availed relief of Rs. 4,53,009/- under the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana till September, 2019.
State-wise details of the beneficiaries under the scheme is annexed.
ANNEXURE
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Beneficiaries under Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana

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Sr. No.
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Name of Region 
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No. of cases admitted & amount paid
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Cases
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Amount

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-
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Andhra Pradesh
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1
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6169
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-
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Assam/North East
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0
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0
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|
-
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|
Bihar
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|
0
|
|
0
|
|
-
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|
Chattisgarh
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|
1
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|
12590
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|
-
|
|
Delhi
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|
1
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|
6119
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|
-
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|
Goa
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|
0
|
|
0
|
|
-
|
|
Gujarat
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
-
|
|
Haryana
|
|
1
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|
8542
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|
-
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|
Himachal Pradesh
|
|
1
|
|
3205
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|
-
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|
J&K
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|
0
|
|
0
|
|
-
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|
Jharkhand
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|
0
|
|
0
|
|
-
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|
Karnataka
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|
1
|
|
4798
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|
-
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|
Kerala
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|
32
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|
252674
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|
-
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|
Madhya Pradesh
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|
0
|
|
0
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|
-
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|
Maharastra
|
|
2
|
|
14667
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|
-
|
|
Odisha
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
-
|
|
Puducherry
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
-
|
|
Punjab
|
|
3
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|
25978
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|
-
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
2
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|
22243
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|
-
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|
Tamilnadu
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|
7
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|
56413
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|
-
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Telangana
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|
4
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|
24564
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|
-
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Uttar Pradesh
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|
2
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|
15047
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|
-
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Uttrakhand
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|
0
|
|
0
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|
-
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|
West Bengal
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|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
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Total
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58
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453009
This information was given by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar Union Minister of State  for Labour and Employment in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
President's Secretariat
PRESS COMMUNIQUE
Exercising powers vested in him under Article 75  of the Constitution of India, the President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, today appointed Shri Narendra Modi to the office of Prime Minister of India. He requested Shri Modi to:
i.) advise him about the names of others to be appointed members of the Union Council of Ministers; and
ii.) indicate the date and time of the swearing-in-ceremony to be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan
Shri Modi was formally intimated when he called on the President at Rashtrapati Bhavan today in his capacity as leader of the BJP Parliamentary Party, which has majority support in the House of the People following the general election to the 17th Lok Sabha.
Earlier in the day, a delegation of the National Democratic Alliance led by Shri Amit Shah, President, BJP, and comprising Shri Prakash Singh Badal, Shri Rajnath Singh, Shri Nitish Kumar, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan, Smt Sushma Swaraj, Shri Uddhav Thakeray, Shri Nitin Gadkari, Shri K. Palaniswami, Shri Conrad Sangma and Shri Neiphiu Rio, called on the President at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
A letter stating that Shri Narendra Modi has been elected leader of the BJP Parliamentary Party was handed over to the President. Letters of support from NDA constituent parties were also handed over to the President.